Center for Helping Professions

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) awarded a contract to Center for Helping Professions (vendor number V00042474) under an Open Market Small Purchase procurement mechanism on September 18, 2026. The contract is valued at $78,765.00 and has a completion date of September 17, 2027. The procurement was managed by the state's Procurement 418 organization within Illinois.

Under this contract, Center for Helping Professions will manage an advisory board and conduct a comprehensive systems review of DCFS operations, culminating in a final report of findings and recommendations. Key deliverables include organizing a multi-site review team, recruiting advisory board members, and defining the organizational structure and functional relationships within DCFS. The contractor will also provide specialized support for medical and mental health care systems serving children in foster care, including systems mapping and process mapping for both medical care and mental health care services. The engagement encompasses stakeholder interviews with key personnel to ensure comprehensive documentation, regular meetings to incorporate feedback and revisions, and coordination on emerging requirements from court-related activities regarding new mental health care service divisions.